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The Prefix/Suffix Naming Convention is an naming style that allows you to better organize the component clauses of your document assembly systems, and that allows you instant access to clauses named in that style if the prefix has been properly 'registered.'.
The Convention uses 'prefixes' to designate a major topic and 'suffixes' to indicate the actual clause.
The prefixes are typically registered in a Prefix Table that Pathagoras maintains. The prefix points to a folder maintained in that table. The result is that you will never have to navigate to the folder containing the clauses again. You would simply type the clauses name. Pathagoras can find the clause by way of the table.
The suffixing numbers allow you complete the naming of each clause (obviously) but more importantly allow you precise control over the ordering of the individual clauses when they display in your Clause Selection Screen or DropDown Lists.
Structure:
As implemented by Pathagoras, the Prefix/Suffix Naming Convention requires the following elements:
Prefix: two, three or four letters (case does not matter).
Suffix: three or four digits.
Further suffixes: allowed, if the initial 'further suffix' is a letter.
Examples:
These examples meet the prefix/suffix naming convention:
BOC103
pre3433a
dz766first (note in this example that the suffix is more that the minimum three or four digits; the first character after the mandatory suffix must be a letter)
These examples do not meet the convention:
B123 (prefix too short)
clause765 (prefix too long)
100con (prefix must only be letters A to z)
Despite the fact that the three examples immediately above may 'fail' the prefix/suffix convention, they are still perfectly acceptable document names. They simply will not be recognized by Pathagoras for automatic prefix processing. If the document or clause is in a folder or glossary that otherwise will be automatically checked (see e.g., SuperBooks and Search Order), it will be found and inserted.
See also: